# Plates buyer markets and demand | HS 392062 | Yugalinks

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $1.7B.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $1.7B | -1.2% | 59 | Japan |
| USA | $1.1B | +7.3% | 73 | Oman |
| Republic of Korea | $450.2M | -0.7% | 42 | Japan |
| Germany | $434.0M | -0.8% | 77 | Italy |
| Japan | $427.8M | -1.5% | 32 | Republic of Korea |
| Viet Nam | $410.1M | +4.1% | 35 | China |
| Italy | $352.8M | +0.8% | 58 | Germany |
| Mexico | $305.8M | +10.5% | 73 | USA |
| France | $299.2M | +3.2% | 55 | Portugal |
| United Kingdom | $274.9M | -0.4% | 57 | Germany |
| Canada | $234.4M | +6.4% | 51 | USA |
| Taiwan | $234.4M | +2% | 35 | Japan |
| Spain | $201.5M | +5.5% | 56 | Portugal |
| India | $192.1M | +13.3% | 49 | China |
| Poland | $162.2M | +5.7% | 55 | Germany |
| Netherlands | $152.8M | +3.9% | 62 | Germany |
| Turkey | $141.2M | +15.7% | 68 | China |
| Belgium | $140.1M | +4.4% | 51 | Turkey |
| Indonesia | $140.0M | +1.2% | 29 | China |
| Philippines | $132.7M | +6.1% | 24 | China |
| Malaysia | $122.3M | -3.5% | 40 | China |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $100.3M | -1.8% | 55 | Germany |
| Brazil | $98.1M | +10.1% | 45 | China |
| Australia | $97.6M | +5.4% | 40 | China |
| Thailand | $88.5M | -1.3% | 38 | China |
| Russia | $76.2M | -4.3% | 29 | China |
| Austria | $71.8M | +3% | 45 | Germany |
| Luxembourg | $69.8M | +32.6% | 27 | United Kingdom |
| Singapore | $69.1M | +1.9% | 38 | USA |
| Sweden | $55.5M | +8.6% | 42 | Germany |
| Hungary | $53.5M | +1.6% | 42 | Germany |
| Czechia | $48.7M | +9.4% | 50 | Poland |
| South Africa | $47.7M | +6% | 45 | India |
| Israel | $45.2M | +2.3% | 40 | India |
| Bangladesh | $44.2M | +3.2% | 17 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.5B | $6,145.29 |
| USA | 2023 | $1.0B | $2,846.91 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $437.6M | $3,729.62 |
| Germany | 2023 | $406.4M | $3,568.46 |
| Japan | 2023 | $404.0M | $2,654.56 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | $361.1M | $2,655.14 |
| Mexico | 2023 | $351.7M | $4,071.49 |
| Italy | 2023 | $337.2M | $2,931.77 |
| France | 2023 | $303.2M | $2,842.46 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $298.7M | $3,892.13 |
| Canada | 2023 | $206.0M | $3,050.73 |
| Turkey | 2023 | $181.3M | $3,501.04 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $176.5M | $4,431.87 |
| Spain | 2023 | $176.2M | $2,373.39 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $166.8M | $3,059.85 |
| India | 2023 | $161.9M | $2,343.48 |
| Poland | 2023 | $157.4M | $2,842.8 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $123.2M | $2,901.77 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $120.6M | $2,574.74 |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | 2023 | $119.0M | $3,502.63 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._